Arizona State University - Sun Devil Spark / Sahuaro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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 rfc! THE DEDICATION K, the Senior Class of 1026. wish to dedicate this first Sahuaro of the Tempe State Teachers' College to that wonderful and everlasting soirit of our school. May it live forever! first day in the life of our school has lived and grown and shall continue to live and grow for all time. In the year 1887. the first class was graduated from the Tempe Normal School. At that time the attendance was small, the facultv force in proportion, and the entire institution was housed in a single onc- storv building. During the years which followed, the attendance gradually increased, and with the growing public interest in matters pertaining to education in the territory and later in the state, the course of in- struction was expanded and strengthened year by year; the historic original structure was replaced by new buildings and. from time to time, members were added to the faculty to meet new and growing de- mands. l or many years it was found necessary to provide facilities for high school training preparatory to the two-year normal course, hut by the year 1919. the growth of high schools throughout the state had made it possible for prospective teachers to obtain their high school preparation without leaving their homes, consequently the high school curriculum was gradually eliminated from the program of studies of- fered by the Normal School, and the entire attention of the faculty was devoted to the two-year normal school curriculum otYcred to high school graduates and leading to a diploma entitling the holder to teach in the elementary and junior high schools of the state. By the year 1922, it had become evident that the prevailing tendency to elevate the standard of quali- fication required of the public school teachers must l e met by further improvement in the opportunities The spirit which was created with the «a

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 CONTENTS ‘Book I. Scenes Book II. The School Book III. Actio Hies Book IV. Athletics Book c ?. ‘The ‘PoiO-Wolv

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for preparation to be offered to the youth of Arizona by the Normal School. The Tempe Normal School Alumni Association sponsored a movement to raise the grade of their Alma Mater to that of a standard Teachers College. The advisabilit»- of such a step was submitted to a thorough public discussion, through the medium of the press, and through the various educational attd teachers’ associations of the state, and through special efforts on the part of the Alumni Association and its branch Alumni Clubs. This brought the matter to the attention of all citizens and tax-payers of Arizona. After three years of such thorough discussion, the Tempe State Teachers’ Col- lege was established, as such, by an act of the Seventh State Legislature and the bill was signed by Governor G. YY. P. Hunt on March 7. 1925. Through all these long years our school spirit has been carried on and on. It is ever in the hearts and souls of the college students, and we hope that it shall be in the hearts of those who come after us. The fundamental function of our college is to carry on the work of the teacher training through a four-year course leading to the degree of bachelor of Education, a degree which will be accepted by our own and other universities as a basis for securing the Master’s degree on the same condition as other de- grees from the arts courses. It shall always be the aim of our college to de- velop its students along the lines of moral, physical, and patriotic education, and while doing so, to offer such special training as will prepare them for the im- portant work of service as teachers in the public schools of the state. Let us bow our heads in reverence to this fine, everlasting, and glorious spirit. May it fill the thoughts of all who come here to uphold, respect, and lx loval to the utmost in regard to our school. Long live the SPIRIT of the TEMPE STATE TEACH- ERS’ COLLEGE and may it l c cherished in the hearts of all. ? Ft!